Precious is a 9-year-old daughter to a bodaboda operator and farmer from Uganda. She is a confident and sharp girl who is currently studying in second grade. She is the second oldest in a family of three children, with two brothers who are also students. Precious performs exceptionally well in class, and she was the first in her class last term. Precious has experienced swelling on her neck for the past eight months, and it continues to grow in size. She is experiencing difficulty turning her neck sideways and feels pain when swallowing. Her parents have been concerned about her condition, and they hope she will get well. Precious traveled to our medical partner's care center to receive treatment. On March 14th, surgeons will remove the mass. Now, Precious needs help to raise $137 to fund this procedure. After this procedure, Precious should be able to live her life more comfortably and confidently. Precious' father said, “I hope that when she is operated on, she will completely be healed.”

Johnson is a small-scale farmer from Uganda. He is the fifth born in a family of nine; his two sisters are both teachers and all his brothers are in the motorcycle (bodaboda) taxi business. He currently lives with his father, grazing cows in his free time. Since 2021, Johnson has had an inguinal scrotal hernia. He feels pain when he walks long distances, lifts heavy loads, or engages in any activity that requires physical effort. This has hindered his work performance as he is no longer able to farm as he used to before. Previously, he had not sought medical attention, but when the pain intensified, his father brought him in to see a doctor. After a scan, he was recommended herniorrhaphy treatment. Without treatment, the hernia may twist, causing intestinal obstruction, which could be fatal. Fortunately, on March 7th, he will undergo hernia repair surgery at our medical partner's care center. Our medical partner, African Mission Healthcare, is requesting $230 to fund Johnson's surgery. Once completed, this procedure will hopefully allow him to live more comfortably and confidently. Johnson says “I think I may get healed once operated and I hope I will be able to resume farming so well once I’ve fully recovered.”

Rotha is a 50-year-old farmer from Cambodia. He is married with three daughters and one son. His wife works in a local clothes factory. In his free time, he helps his wife with housework and enjoys fishing with his friends. In 2018, Rotha was in a traffic accident and suffered an open fracture of his left tibia and a closed fracture of his left femur. He had surgery at a local hospital, with bone grafts and nails, but his tibia remained infected. After several surgeries and debridements, his infection has resolved, but his bone remains exposed from all the procedures. He cannot walk and is in great pain. When Rotha learned about our medical partner, Children's Surgical Centre, he traveled for two and a half hours seeking treatment. On November 21st, surgeons at CSC will perform reverse soleus muscle flap of the left tibia to close the open wound and help him walk again without pain. Now, he needs help to fund this $673 procedure. Rotha shared: "I hope my left leg will finally heal, I will have no infection, and can return home to work for my family again."